Preventing transfusion-transmitted HIV infection in Latin America and the Caribbean: Issues associated with blood donor interviews and sex between men

Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes

Volumn 51, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2009, Pages

  Alonso, Monica ^a   Mazin, Rafael ^a   Manchado, Rocio ^a   Cruz, Jose Ramiro ^a  

^a PAN AMERICAN HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Blood donation; Blood safety; HIV; Homosexuality; Stigma; Transfusion

Indexed keywords

BLOOD DONOR; CENTRAL AMERICA; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS PREVALENCE; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RISK; INTERVIEW; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUAL; PATIENT SAFETY; POSTTRANSFUSION HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOUTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HOMOSEXUALITY; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

BLOOD DONORS; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CARIBBEAN REGION; HIV INFECTIONS; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; LATIN AMERICA; MALE; SUBSTANCE ABUSE, INTRAVENOUS;

EID: 66149104096     PISSN: 15254135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/QAI.0b013e3181a268ed     Document Type: Review

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